Firefighters tackle house fire through night during thunderstorm 

Firefighters tackled a blaze at a house in Midlothian through the night during a thunderstorm.

Crews from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service were called to the property on Pheasant Grove in Dalkeith, around 3.24am on Friday.

At its height, four fire engines and a specialist height appliance were sent to the scene.

There were no casualties, and crews left the scene after extinguishing the fire at around 8am.

Scotland

Thunderstorm warning across Scotland after days of hot weather 

Some parts of the country were awoken to heavy rain and thunderstorms in the early hours of Friday morning

Fire crews were also called to a blaze in Aberlady, East Lothian, at 3.45am, and the fire was extinguished with no reports of any injuries.

The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for thunderstorms covering the whole of Scotland, apart from Shetland, until 3am on Saturday.

The forecaster has warned that there is a small chance homes and businesses could flood, and that transport networks could be subject to delays and cancellations.

Trains to Glasgow’s Central Station were cancelled on Friday after overhead lines were damaged.

Glasgow & West

Train services to Glasgow Central cancelled due to damaged overhead wires

ScotRail has warned that disruption could last until 5pm and is urging passengers to make their own travel arrangements

Some parts of the country awoke to heavy rain and thunderstorms in the early hours of Friday morning.

Further thunderstorms and heavy rain are possible on Friday afternoon, before becoming confined to more northern areas of Scotland later in the day.

Frequent lightning, large hail and gusty winds with stronger storms have also been forecast.

Police Scotland has been contacted for comment on the fires in Midlothian and East Lothian.

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